Little League Football – Chester Quarterback Club
0Nineteen fifty nine was the first year for the Chester Quarterback Club as well as the first class that entered Curtis Elementary School. The picture shows Charles C. Moore, president of the local Lions Club, presenting coach Carson Bosher with a check to aid Little League Football sponsored by the Chesterfield Quarterback League. Pictured front row from left: John Eyler, Mike Maguigan, Larry Boder, Steve Matheny, Billy Atkins, Hayes Bush, and Charlie Steiner. Back row from left: Robert Phillips, Dale Martin, Carson Bosher, Charles C. Moore, Tom Tennille, and Ronnie Bush. Do you have a historical photo of a place…
Weekly Calendar
0JULY 20 HOW SWEET IT IS – Limiting Sugar in Your Diet – 1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. – Learn about how foods high in sugar sneak into our diet and effective ways to reduce them. Free snack and health guide. Chesterfield Community Development Building, 9800 Government Center Pkwy. Details: Chesterfield Senior Advocate, 804-768-7878. CHESTERFIELD FARMERS MARKET – 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. Chesterfield County Complex JULY 21 HENRICUS HISTORICAL PARK AND AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM TEACHER WORKSHOP – 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Agriculture through the Centuries (educators of grades pre-K to 5) Free admission, lunch included. Henricus Historical…
Examining attitudes towards fellow Americans
0To the Editor: The police shootings of two black men and the massacre of police in Dallas [and Baton Rouge] recently should make all of us stop to examine our attitudes and interactions with our fellow Americans. I was fortunate enough to be raised in a large military family. We lived in integrated communities here in the US and in Germany. We were taught at home and school to value a person because of their deeds, not the color of their skin. However, in the late ’80s, when one of my sisters decided to marry a black man here in…
The Dirt on Soil
0I have mentioned in previous columns a very common phrase in gardening don’t guess; soil test. When gardeners speak – or in my case – write the phrase, it is in reference to a laboratory analysis. The lab results measure the nutrients in the soil, their availability to the plant, the soil pH (measure of acidity), and organic matter. What this test does not reveal is the soil’s texture. What is soil texture? It is the amount of sand, silt, clay, and organic matter in the soil and how it is distributed. Soils in our area are generally well-weathered fragments…
The sky is the limit for this former JROTC cadet
0Charles Lindbergh once said: “What freedom lies in flying, what godlike power it gives to men … I lose all consciousness in this strong unmortal [sic] space crowded with beauty, pierced with danger.” The appeal of freedom and power obtained in flight that Lindbergh spoke of is something many young boys and girls dream of, but very few ever reach it. Christopher Towns, a 2011 Thomas Dale graduate, finds that his dream of flight is within reach. “I come from a military family, and I always wanted to join when the time came,” said Towns. “I realized at a very…
Police Blotter
0ASHTON CREEK RD (50xx block) 02/09/2016 8:00 a.m. – Miscellaneous items stolen from residence. BALDWIN RD (37xx block) 07/12/2016 5:00 p.m. – Vandalism-Residential BALDWIN RD (37xx block) 07/12/2016 9:00 p.m. – Vandalism-Residential BERMUDA AVE (142xx block) 07/13/2016 3:00 p.m. – Rear door entry. BERRYBROOK DR (39xx block) 07/10/2016 7:30 p.m. – Money stolen from vehicle. BOLLINGER CT (201xx block) 07/07/2016 12:00 p.m. – Adjacent building entered. Miscellaneous items stolen. BOLLINGER DR (41xx block) 07/07/2016 8:00 p.m. – Money stolen from residence. BRAMBLETON RD (65xx block) 07/11/2016 6:30 p.m. – Vandalism-Motor Vehicle BRAMBLETON RD (66xx block) 07/09/2016 9:00 a.m. – Vehicle…
Crime of the Week
0The Chesterfield County/Colonial Heights Crime Solvers program needs your help to solve a commercial burglary. On July 10, unknown suspects entered the Raceway gas station in the 1900 block of West Hundred Road. While investigating the scene, Chesterfield County police discovered the suspects had entered the business by cutting a hole in the building’s exterior wall. The suspects then proceeded to break into the safe and steal thousands of dollars in cash and consumables. Additionally, they caused over $2,500 in physical damage to the Raceway. Crime Solvers is now turning to you for assistance. For more information, visit the Crime…
The Boat Is on Fire!
0Our day started at about 4:15 a.m. with storms stretching from just south of Oregon Inlet, N.C. to Hatteras, N.C. A friend was warming up the motors on his boat while he and his mate were deciding what to do based upon the weather. After about an hour’s wait, we got underway. It was a beautiful ride out, and the weather improved as we headed to the east-southeast. Other than some bottom fishing trips to the Gulf Stream, it had been about thirty years since my last trip. As much as I love being at sea, I still had to…